Edgecombe Avenue & West 165th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 165th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Community Math & Science Prep is 240 feet away, and the Mott Hall School is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them schools, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Edgecombe Av/W 164 St · M2
Within a walk
28 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 165th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. C …
Downtown
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 164 St, 220 feet away, for the M2.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edgecombe Av/W 164 St M2
    220 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Edgecombe Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 167 St 23 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    840 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
156 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1906 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 165th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 165th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Ten buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Math & Science Prep School
    240 feet
  2. The Mott Hall School
    240 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    240 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    720 feet
  3. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    920 feet
  4. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    1,030 feet
  5. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    1,030 feet
  6. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    50 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    210 feet
  3. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    530 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    850 feet
  2. Roger Morris Park
    940 feet
  3. McKenna Square
    960 feet
  4. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  2. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    740 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Audubon Post Office
    820 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or West 165th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.